diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6fc54162e..63379c684 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["xtask", "loco-extras"]
+members = ["xtask", "loco-extras", "loco-gen"]
 exclude = ["starters"]
 
 [workspace.package]
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ default = ["auth_jwt", "cli", "with-db", "cache_inmem", "bg_redis", "bg_pg"]
 auth_jwt = ["dep:jsonwebtoken"]
 cli = ["dep:clap"]
 testing = ["dep:axum-test"]
-with-db = ["dep:sea-orm", "dep:sea-orm-migration"]
+with-db = ["dep:sea-orm", "dep:sea-orm-migration", "loco-gen/with-db"]
 channels = ["dep:socketioxide"]
 # Storage features
 all_storage = ["storage_aws_s3", "storage_azure", "storage_gcp"]
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ bg_redis = ["dep:rusty-sidekiq", "dep:bb8"]
 bg_pg = ["dep:sqlx", "dep:ulid"]
 
 [dependencies]
+loco-gen = { path = "./loco-gen" }
 backtrace_printer = { version = "1.3.0" }
 
 # cli
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ sea-orm = { version = "1.0.0", features = [
 tokio = { version = "1.33.0", default-features = false }
 # the rest
 
-serde = "1"
-serde_json = "1"
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde_yaml = "0.9"
 serde_variant = "0.1.2"
 
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ async-trait = { workspace = true }
 
 axum = { workspace = true }
 axum-extra = { version = "0.9", features = ["cookie"] }
-regex = "1"
-lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+regex = { workspace = true }
+lazy_static = { workspace = true }
 fs-err = "2.11.0"
 # mailer
 tera = "1.19.1"
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ lettre = { version = "0.11.4", default-features = false, features = [
   "tokio1-rustls-tls",
 ] }
 include_dir = "0.7.3"
-thiserror = "1"
-tracing = "0.1.40"
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.16", features = ["env-filter"] }
 tracing-appender = "0.2.3"
 
@@ -103,12 +104,7 @@ ipnetwork = "0.20.0"
 
 axum-test = { version = "16.1.0", optional = true }
 
-# gen
-rrgen = "0.5.3"
-chrono = "0.4.31"
-cargo_metadata = "0.18.1"
-dialoguer = "0.11.0"
-
+chrono = { workspace = true }
 cfg-if = "1"
 
 uuid = { version = "1.10.0", features = ["v4", "fast-rng"] }
@@ -138,6 +134,14 @@ rusty-sidekiq = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false, optional = true
 bb8 = { version = "0.8.1", optional = true }
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+
+chrono = "0.4"
+tracing = "0.1.40"
+regex = "1"
+thiserror = "1"
+serde = "1"
+serde_json = "1"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.74" }
 axum = { version = "0.7.5", features = ["macros"] }
 tower = "0.4"
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ features = [
 features = ["testing"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+cargo_metadata = "0.18.1"
 loco-rs = { path = ".", features = ["testing"] }
 rstest = "0.21.0"
 insta = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["redactions", "yaml", "filters"] }
diff --git a/loco-gen/Cargo.toml b/loco-gen/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad1023f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loco-gen/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[package]
+name = "loco-gen"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Loco generators"
+license.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+with-db = []
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+
+lazy_static = { workspace = true }
+rrgen = "0.5.3"
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+regex = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+chrono = { workspace = true }
+
+clap = { version = "4.4.7", features = ["derive"] }
+tempfile = "3"
+syn = "2"
+dialoguer = "0.11"
+duct = "0.13"
diff --git a/src/gen/controller.rs b/loco-gen/src/controller.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/gen/controller.rs
rename to loco-gen/src/controller.rs
index c2a570465..892b443e2 100644
--- a/src/gen/controller.rs
+++ b/loco-gen/src/controller.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use rrgen::RRgen;
 use serde_json::json;
 
-use crate::gen;
+use crate as gen;
 
 const API_CONTROLLER_CONTROLLER_T: &str = include_str!("templates/controller/api/controller.t");
 const API_CONTROLLER_TEST_T: &str = include_str!("templates/controller/api/test.t");
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ const HTMX_VIEW_T: &str = include_str!("templates/controller/htmx/view.t");
 const HTML_CONTROLLER_CONTROLLER_T: &str = include_str!("templates/controller/html/controller.t");
 const HTML_VIEW_T: &str = include_str!("templates/controller/html/view.t");
 
-use super::{collect_messages, AppInfo};
-use crate::Result;
+use super::{collect_messages, AppInfo, Result};
 
 pub fn generate(
     rrgen: &RRgen,
diff --git a/src/gen/mod.rs b/loco-gen/src/lib.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/gen/mod.rs
rename to loco-gen/src/lib.rs
index 28c4bb0b9..c59ce1e09 100644
--- a/src/gen/mod.rs
+++ b/loco-gen/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ mod scaffold;
 mod testutil;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use crate::{config::Config, errors, Result};
-
 const CONTROLLER_T: &str = include_str!("templates/controller.t");
 const CONTROLLER_TEST_T: &str = include_str!("templates/request_test.t");
 
@@ -51,6 +49,26 @@ const DEPLOYMENT_OPTIONS: &[(&str, DeploymentKind)] = &[
     ("Nginx", DeploymentKind::Nginx),
 ];
 
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    Message(String),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    RRgen(#[from] rrgen::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    IO(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Any(#[from] Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>),
+}
+
+impl Error {
+    pub fn msg(err: impl std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static) -> Self {
+        Self::Message(err.to_string()) //.bt()
+    }
+}
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 struct FieldType {
     name: String,
@@ -178,14 +196,24 @@ pub enum Component {
         /// Name of the thing to generate
         name: String,
     },
-    Deployment {},
+    Deployment {
+        fallback_file: Option<String>,
+        asset_folder: Option<String>,
+        host: String,
+        port: i32,
+    },
 }
 pub struct AppInfo {
     pub app_name: String,
 }
 
+/// Generate a component
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// This function will return an error if it fails
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
-pub fn generate(component: Component, config: &Config, appinfo: &AppInfo) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn generate(component: Component, appinfo: &AppInfo) -> Result<()> {
     let rrgen = RRgen::default();
     /*
     (1)
@@ -251,36 +279,25 @@ pub fn generate(component: Component, config: &Config, appinfo: &AppInfo) -> Res
             rrgen.generate(MAILER_TEXT_T, &vars)?;
             rrgen.generate(MAILER_HTML_T, &vars)?;
         }
-        Component::Deployment {} => {
+        Component::Deployment {
+            fallback_file,
+            asset_folder,
+            host,
+            port,
+        } => {
             let deployment_kind = match std::env::var("LOCO_DEPLOYMENT_KIND") {
-                Ok(kind) => kind.parse::<DeploymentKind>().map_err(|_e| {
-                    errors::Error::Message(format!("deployment {kind} not supported"))
-                })?,
+                Ok(kind) => kind
+                    .parse::<DeploymentKind>()
+                    .map_err(|_e| Error::Message(format!("deployment {kind} not supported")))?,
                 Err(_err) => prompt_deployment_selection().map_err(Box::from)?,
             };
 
             match deployment_kind {
                 DeploymentKind::Docker => {
-                    let copy_asset_folder = &config
-                        .server
-                        .middlewares
-                        .static_assets
-                        .clone()
-                        .map(|a| a.folder.path)
-                        .unwrap_or_default();
-
-                    let fallback_file = &config
-                        .server
-                        .middlewares
-                        .static_assets
-                        .clone()
-                        .map(|a| a.fallback)
-                        .unwrap_or_default();
-
                     let vars = json!({
                         "pkg_name": appinfo.app_name,
-                        "copy_asset_folder": copy_asset_folder,
-                        "fallback_file": fallback_file
+                        "copy_asset_folder": asset_folder.unwrap_or_default(),
+                        "fallback_file": fallback_file.unwrap_or_default()
                     });
                     rrgen.generate(DEPLOYMENT_DOCKER_T, &vars)?;
                     rrgen.generate(DEPLOYMENT_DOCKER_IGNORE_T, &vars)?;
@@ -295,15 +312,11 @@ pub fn generate(component: Component, config: &Config, appinfo: &AppInfo) -> Res
                     rrgen.generate(DEPLOYMENT_SHUTTLE_CONFIG_T, &vars)?;
                 }
                 DeploymentKind::Nginx => {
-                    let host = &config
-                        .server
-                        .host
-                        .replace("http://", "")
-                        .replace("https://", "");
+                    let host = host.replace("http://", "").replace("https://", "");
                     let vars = json!({
                         "pkg_name": appinfo.app_name,
-                        "domain": &host,
-                        "port": &config.server.port
+                        "domain": host,
+                        "port": port
                     });
                     rrgen.generate(DEPLOYMENT_NGINX_T, &vars)?;
                 }
@@ -335,7 +348,7 @@ fn prompt_deployment_selection() -> Result<DeploymentKind> {
         .items(&options)
         .default(0)
         .interact()
-        .map_err(errors::Error::msg)?;
+        .map_err(Error::msg)?;
 
     Ok(DEPLOYMENT_OPTIONS[selection].1.clone())
 }
diff --git a/src/gen/mappings.json b/loco-gen/src/mappings.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/mappings.json
rename to loco-gen/src/mappings.json
diff --git a/src/gen/model.rs b/loco-gen/src/model.rs
similarity index 69%
rename from src/gen/model.rs
rename to loco-gen/src/model.rs
index 32966b4ad..624d2764f 100644
--- a/src/gen/model.rs
+++ b/loco-gen/src/model.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use duct::cmd;
 use rrgen::RRgen;
 use serde_json::json;
 
-use crate::{errors::Error, Result};
+use super::{Error, Result};
 
 const MODEL_T: &str = include_str!("templates/model.t");
 const MODEL_TEST_T: &str = include_str!("templates/model_test.t");
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn generate(
 mod tests {
     use std::{env, process::Command};
 
-    use crate::gen::{
+    use crate::{
         testutil::{self, assert_cargo_check, assert_file, assert_single_file_match},
         AppInfo,
     };
@@ -131,6 +131,35 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_can_generate_model() {
+        /*
+        issues: 1. setting current dir is too aggressive and fails other test that are run in parallel.
+                   - possible solution to forget 'temp' and always generate in actual current dir, making sure to delete before and after
+                   - or isolate these tests and run them with serial
+                   - either way may be to gate under a test_generators feature flag
+                   - or move all these into integration tests, but then need to expose the generators functions
+                   - or add a magic env var, saying where the base app folder is, and have all gen operations start from there
+                   - another solution is to use category_... and aggressively use cargo test filtering from now on
+                     test_ (unit test)
+                     gen_test (generators tests)
+                     integration_(various integration)
+                   - another solution: move gen into loco-gen make it a crate, then its testable in isolation in another ci job
+
+                        < the only reverse dep is the Error and Result types, which we can take care of >
+
+                    another insight: we don't need 'gen' when building to production. this is a dev only feature and dev only crate
+                            [ ] refactor into() to be manual and take config, create a proper deployment and nginx params
+                                generate should not know about loco config
+                            [ ] create a thiserror result/error typeset
+                            [ ] with-db feature should be irrelevant to gen, or propogate this feature from master crate
+                            [ ] migrate all errors to gen local things
+                            [ ] map error at the root calling gen to loco crate errors
+                            [ ] refactor all gen namespaces and types into loco_gen
+                            [ ] shuffle / move deps from loco to gen and take care of shared deps
+
+                2. running seaorm and migrations is too heavy
+
+                3. running cargo check may be too heavy, and requires 'cd' into the dir too
+         */
         let rrgen = rrgen::RRgen::default();
         with_new_app("saas", || {
             super::generate(
diff --git a/src/gen/scaffold.rs b/loco-gen/src/scaffold.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/gen/scaffold.rs
rename to loco-gen/src/scaffold.rs
index 80e6bac3a..d057f482b 100644
--- a/src/gen/scaffold.rs
+++ b/loco-gen/src/scaffold.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use rrgen::RRgen;
 use serde_json::json;
 
-use crate::gen;
+use crate as gen;
 
 const API_CONTROLLER_SCAFFOLD_T: &str = include_str!("templates/scaffold/api/controller.t");
 const API_CONTROLLER_TEST_T: &str = include_str!("templates/scaffold/api/test.t");
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ const HTML_VIEW_CREATE_SCAFFOLD_T: &str = include_str!("templates/scaffold/html/
 const HTML_VIEW_SHOW_SCAFFOLD_T: &str = include_str!("templates/scaffold/html/view_show.t");
 const HTML_VIEW_LIST_SCAFFOLD_T: &str = include_str!("templates/scaffold/html/view_list.t");
 
-use super::{collect_messages, model, AppInfo, MAPPINGS};
-use crate::{errors::Error, Result};
+use super::{collect_messages, model, AppInfo, Error, Result, MAPPINGS};
 
 pub fn generate(
     rrgen: &RRgen,
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/api/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller/api/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller/api/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller/api/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/api/test.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller/api/test.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller/api/test.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller/api/test.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/html/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller/html/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller/html/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller/html/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/html/view.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller/html/view.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller/html/view.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller/html/view.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/htmx/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller/htmx/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller/htmx/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller/htmx/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/htmx/view.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/controller/htmx/view.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/controller/htmx/view.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/controller/htmx/view.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/deployment_docker.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_docker.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/deployment_docker.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_docker.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/deployment_docker_ignore.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_docker_ignore.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/deployment_docker_ignore.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_docker_ignore.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/deployment_nginx.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_nginx.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/deployment_nginx.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_nginx.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/deployment_shuttle.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_shuttle.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/deployment_shuttle.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_shuttle.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/deployment_shuttle_config.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_shuttle_config.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/deployment_shuttle_config.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/deployment_shuttle_config.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/mailer.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/mailer.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/mailer.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/mailer.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/mailer_html.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/mailer_html.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/mailer_html.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/mailer_html.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/mailer_sub.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/mailer_sub.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/mailer_sub.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/mailer_sub.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/mailer_text.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/mailer_text.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/mailer_text.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/mailer_text.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/migration.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/migration.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/migration.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/migration.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/model.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/model.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/model.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/model.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/model_test.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/model_test.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/model_test.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/model_test.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/request_test.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/request_test.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/request_test.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/request_test.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/test.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/api/test.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/test.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/api/test.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/base.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/base.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/base.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/base.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_create.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_create.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_create.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_create.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_edit.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_edit.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_edit.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_edit.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_list.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_list.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_list.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_list.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_show.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_show.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/html/view_show.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/html/view_show.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/base.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/base.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/base.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/base.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/controller.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/controller.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/controller.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/controller.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_create.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_create.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_create.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_create.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_edit.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_edit.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_edit.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_edit.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_list.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_list.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_list.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_list.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_show.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_show.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_show.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scaffold/htmx/view_show.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scheduler.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/scheduler.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/scheduler.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/scheduler.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/task.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/task.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/task.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/task.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/task_test.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/task_test.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/task_test.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/task_test.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/worker.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/worker.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/worker.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/worker.t
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/worker_test.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/worker_test.t
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/templates/worker_test.t
rename to loco-gen/src/templates/worker_test.t
diff --git a/src/gen/testutil.rs b/loco-gen/src/testutil.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gen/testutil.rs
rename to loco-gen/src/testutil.rs
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 593dd6804..731bb8435 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use clap::{ArgAction, Parser, Subcommand};
 use duct::cmd;
+use loco_gen::{Component, ScaffoldKind};
 
 use crate::{
     app::{AppContext, Hooks},
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ use crate::{
         create_app, create_context, list_endpoints, list_middlewares, run_scheduler, run_task,
         start, RunDbCommand, ServeParams, StartMode,
     },
+    config::Config,
     environment::{resolve_from_env, Environment, DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT},
-    gen::{self, Component, ScaffoldKind},
     logger, task, Error,
 };
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ enum ComponentArg {
 
         /// The kind of scaffold to generate
         #[clap(short, long, value_enum, group = "scaffold_kind_group")]
-        kind: Option<gen::ScaffoldKind>,
+        kind: Option<ScaffoldKind>,
 
         /// Use HTMX scaffold
         #[clap(long, group = "scaffold_kind_group")]
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ enum ComponentArg {
 
         /// The kind of controller actions to generate
         #[clap(short, long, value_enum, group = "scaffold_kind_group")]
-        kind: Option<gen::ScaffoldKind>,
+        kind: Option<ScaffoldKind>,
 
         /// Use HTMX controller actions
         #[clap(long, group = "scaffold_kind_group")]
@@ -249,26 +250,25 @@ enum ComponentArg {
     Deployment {},
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<ComponentArg> for Component {
-    type Error = crate::Error;
-    fn try_from(value: ComponentArg) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match value {
+impl ComponentArg {
+    fn into_gen_component(self, config: &Config) -> crate::Result<Component> {
+        match self {
             #[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
-            ComponentArg::Model {
+            Self::Model {
                 name,
                 link,
                 migration_only,
                 fields,
-            } => Ok(Self::Model {
+            } => Ok(Component::Model {
                 name,
                 link,
                 migration_only,
                 fields,
             }),
             #[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
-            ComponentArg::Migration { name } => Ok(Self::Migration { name }),
+            Self::Migration { name } => Ok(Component::Migration { name }),
             #[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
-            ComponentArg::Scaffold {
+            Self::Scaffold {
                 name,
                 fields,
                 kind,
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ impl TryFrom<ComponentArg> for Component {
                     ));
                 };
 
-                Ok(Self::Scaffold { name, fields, kind })
+                Ok(Component::Scaffold { name, fields, kind })
             }
-            ComponentArg::Controller {
+            Self::Controller {
                 name,
                 actions,
                 kind,
@@ -314,17 +314,38 @@ impl TryFrom<ComponentArg> for Component {
                     ));
                 };
 
-                Ok(Self::Controller {
+                Ok(Component::Controller {
                     name,
                     actions,
                     kind,
                 })
             }
-            ComponentArg::Task { name } => Ok(Self::Task { name }),
-            ComponentArg::Scheduler {} => Ok(Self::Scheduler {}),
-            ComponentArg::Worker { name } => Ok(Self::Worker { name }),
-            ComponentArg::Mailer { name } => Ok(Self::Mailer { name }),
-            ComponentArg::Deployment {} => Ok(Self::Deployment {}),
+            Self::Task { name } => Ok(Component::Task { name }),
+            Self::Scheduler {} => Ok(Component::Scheduler {}),
+            Self::Worker { name } => Ok(Component::Worker { name }),
+            Self::Mailer { name } => Ok(Component::Mailer { name }),
+            Self::Deployment {} => {
+                let copy_asset_folder = &config
+                    .server
+                    .middlewares
+                    .static_assets
+                    .clone()
+                    .map(|a| a.folder.path);
+
+                let fallback_file = &config
+                    .server
+                    .middlewares
+                    .static_assets
+                    .clone()
+                    .map(|a| a.fallback);
+
+                Ok(Component::Deployment {
+                    asset_folder: copy_asset_folder.clone(),
+                    fallback_file: fallback_file.clone(),
+                    host: config.server.host.clone(),
+                    port: config.server.port,
+                })
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -427,8 +448,7 @@ pub async fn playground<H: Hooks>() -> crate::Result<AppContext> {
 #[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)]
 pub async fn main<H: Hooks, M: MigratorTrait>() -> crate::Result<()> {
     use colored::Colorize;
-
-    use crate::gen::AppInfo;
+    use loco_gen::AppInfo;
 
     let cli: Cli = Cli::parse();
     let environment: Environment = cli.environment.unwrap_or_else(resolve_from_env).into();
@@ -513,9 +533,8 @@ pub async fn main<H: Hooks, M: MigratorTrait>() -> crate::Result<()> {
             run_scheduler::<H>(&app_context, config.as_ref(), name, tag, list).await?;
         }
         Commands::Generate { component } => {
-            gen::generate(
-                component.try_into()?,
-                &config,
+            loco_gen::generate(
+                component.into_gen_component(&config)?,
                 &AppInfo {
                     app_name: H::app_name().to_string(),
                 },
@@ -570,6 +589,7 @@ pub async fn main<H: Hooks, M: MigratorTrait>() -> crate::Result<()> {
 #[cfg(not(feature = "with-db"))]
 pub async fn main<H: Hooks>() -> crate::Result<()> {
     use colored::Colorize;
+    use loco_gen::AppInfo;
 
     let cli = Cli::parse();
     let environment: Environment = cli.environment.unwrap_or_else(resolve_from_env).into();
@@ -647,7 +667,12 @@ pub async fn main<H: Hooks>() -> crate::Result<()> {
             run_scheduler::<H>(&app_context, config.as_ref(), name, tag, list).await?;
         }
         Commands::Generate { component } => {
-            gen::generate::<H>(component.try_into()?, &config)?;
+            gen::generate(
+                component.into_gen_component(&config)?,
+                &AppInfo {
+                    app_name: H::app_name().to_string(),
+                },
+            )?;
         }
         Commands::Version {} => {
             println!("{}", H::app_version(),);
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 334e3e0f8..58fe9770e 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error(transparent)]
     DB(#[from] sea_orm::DbErr),
 
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    RRgen(#[from] rrgen::Error),
-
     #[error(transparent)]
     ParseAddress(#[from] AddressError),
 
@@ -145,6 +142,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error(transparent)]
     Cache(#[from] crate::cache::CacheError),
 
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Generators(#[from] loco_gen::Error),
+
     #[error(transparent)]
     Any(#[from] Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>),
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5b3568b78..ce662c702 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod controller;
 pub mod environment;
 pub mod errors;
-mod gen;
 pub mod hash;
 mod logger;
 pub mod mailer;